Dr. Elayna Fernández gained global recognition through her 5 TEDx talks and her suicide prevention speech at the United Nations, where she introduces her original concepts “The Ministry of Presence,” “Parts Poetry,” “Motivational Shame,” “Communication CPR,” and her “Date Your Pain” technique to “transform trauma and stop transmitting it.”
Dr. Elayna Fernández’s work has been featured and interviewed in global media, including FORBES, The Wall Street Journal, SUCCESS Magazine, Inc., MSN, Authority Magazine, KTLA, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, Yahoo!, CNN en Español, the CW, Real Leaders, Entrepreneur on Fire, Reader’s Digest, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Univision, Thrive Global, Telemundo, The Relatable Voice Magazine, LATINA, Good Morning America, BRAINZ Magazine, Despierta America, Entrepreneur on Fire, and other national and international media. She’s a contributing writer for Entrepreneur.com.
Born and raised in a slum in the Dominican Republic, Dr. Elayna Fernández is an influential storyteller, award-winning author and poet, an internationally acclaimed Latina keynote speaker, corporate trainer, media personality, and the founder of The Positive MOM®, a platform that has inspired tens of millions of moms in 170 countries over the past two decades to equip them with tools to transform their trauma, so they can break cycles, find peace, and feel whole.
She received the United States Lifetime Presidential Achievement Medal for her contribution to organizations supporting at-risk families, children, and survivors of trauma to prevent, buffer, and recover from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and promote Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs).
Dr. Elayna Fernández has also been named one of the Top Latina Influencers in the USA and one of the Top 125 Impactful Leaders (alongside Tony Robbins, Glennon Doyle, Jay Shetty, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tom Bilyeu, Mel Robbins, and more) and a Woman of Influence by SUCCESS Magazine. She’s been sponsored by over 600 brands and organizations, and has served as an advisor and content strategist to leading brands and to some of the most renowned transformational leaders of our time.
As a leading voice in trauma-informed leadership, her speaking style is heartfelt, insightful, and deeply impactful, blending emotional and vulnerable storytelling with practical evidence-based tools audiences can immediately apply in their personal and professional lives.
An avid trauma researcher and a multiple-time lived experience advocate, she holds a Child and Family Advocacy certificate from BYU Idaho and numerous certifications in the areas of neuroscience, personal development, and positive psychology.
Her mission is to teach trauma-informed, culturally competent, and impact-centered communication skills to corporations, organizations, and professionals seeking to support those navigating tragedy, toxic stress, and trauma.
As someone who started her first business at 7 years old and has grown several businesses from zero to six and seven figures, she uses her vast experience as a story strategist, brand storyteller, digital entrepreneur, web designer, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expert to support them in crafting, telling, and turning their transformational stories into profitable and passive streams of income. Her encouraging coaching style is focused on clarity, compassion, and connection.
Dr. Elayna Fernandez amplifies the voices of survivors of trauma through her live events, the Transformational Storytellers Show, and her international bestselling series, The Gifts of Pain.
As a Story Strategist and creator of the S.T.O.R.Y. System for Transformational Storytellers, she’s the visionary behind the Transformational Storytelling University and the author of STORY IMPACT.
Other titles by Dr. Elayna Fernández include:
“Dancing with Death: Reflections from a Student of Pain,”
“Ridiculous Thoughts: poems about life, death, and everything in between,”
She calls herself a geekess, and her favorite things are books, poetry, nature, music, movies, the hula hoop, musical theater, and chess.
To learn more and connect with her, visit thepositivemom.com/ef, connect on LinkedIn, and follow her @thepositivemom on social media.
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Comments on Interviewing Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
“Thank you again for being on the show, you were great. I look forward to having you on again soon. I’ll be doing my best to take your advice.” ~ Kelly Alexander
“Elayna, Thanks for the great interview this morning for Kern-AM in Bakersfield. I appreciate it very much and hope to do more interviews with you in the future.” ~ Jeff Lemucchi
“It was an honor to have Elayna as my guest. She is a branding/marketing expert and can really help individuals significantly elevate their social media results. If you are ‘stuck’, have no idea how to orchestrate your online marketing and finally understand how to get all your marketing working collaboratively, Elayna is the perfect person to support your efforts. ~ Bonnie Ross Parker, Author, Founder of The Joy Of Connecting
“I have worked with Elayna on various webinars that cover both international marketing and business marketing topics. I found her to be consistently pleasant, tackling all of the webinar topics with dedication and positivity. Besides being a joy to work with, Elayna is able to present her knowledge on the topics with supporting creative ideas. She consistently communicates the benefits of the information she presents and has been well received by our webinar subscribers. Elayna has successfully presented several webinars for our company that have resulted in increased revenue. The webinars developed and implemented by Elayna have received positive feedback from several customers and have become some of our most popular programs. I personally enjoy working with Elayna; she is always very receptive and caring. I highly recommend Elayna Fernandez for any future projects she pursues.” ~ Katie Bryson, Editorial Manager, ExecSense
“Great Call yesterday with Elayna Fernandez! What a gifted lady. Here is the lesson I took away from yesterday. I don’t need to know everythingl I just need to know the right people to reach out to. There are many who say they can help, but their motive is in taking, not helping. Thanks Elayna for helping!! You are the best.” ~ Richard Flint
“Elayna was a kind, insightful, light-hearted, experienced, and educated guest on our podcast Small Business Success with Steve Strauss. Her professionalism as well as her understanding of her topic made her a perfect podcast guest. She is highly recommended. ~ Jonah Geil-Neufeld (Production Director at PAGATIM, a Portland OR-based Internet Radio company).